Articles Tagged with las vegas

Yahoo News is reporting a fire at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to reports, the fire broke on the 14th floor of the hotel and soon began to spread fast. Initial information says that the fire started at around 12:15 p.m., local time. The 14th floor of the Cosmopolitan… Read more »

In a panel at Evolution 2015 in Las Vegas today, Capcom announced that all future DLC for the upcoming Street Fighter V can be unlocked by playing the game. Before players who wanted to unlock any Street Fighter DLC, they would have to pay for the content or be locked out of it. This shows… Read more »

The man who once ruled Las Vegas could be returning to the stage next year in a new way thanks to the wonders of modern technology. According to a recent interview with the managing editor of Pulse Evolution, the company is working on a hologram of Elvis Presley for use in a live concert setting…. Read more »

Kirk Kerkorian a Las Vegas mogul, who understood businesses from a very young age and amassed billions from his brash tact, died yesterday. Surprisingly, as with many of his business strategies, the cause of his death hasn’t been revealed. While the fact that Kerkorian was an eighth-grade dropout has been significantly highlighted, his business acumen… Read more »

Jennifer Lopez played a gig in front of 160,000 people at the Mawazine International Music Festival in Morocco on Friday and her performance caused quite a stir. Unfortunately for Lopez, it was most definitely not the kind of stir that she would have been hoping for. As reported by the Inquisitr, 45-year-old Jennifer’s sexy performance… Read more »

“Pretty Girls” singer Britney Spears may have teamed up with Iggy Azalea for her hit song, but 33-year-old Britney is sporting a new look, thanks to a celebrity personal trainer. In recent years Britney has had well publicized problems with drugs, lost custody of her children, and checked in and out of rehab. Spears was… Read more »

Legendary Blues musician and King of the Blues, B.B. King, passed away May 14 in his Las Vegas home after having been put in home hospice care due to complications arising from diabetes and dehydration. His funeral will be held in Las Vegas on May 23, according to his youngest daughter, Claudette “The Bluz Queen”… Read more »

Mariah Carey has cancelled a Las Vegas show Wednesday evening without rescheduling it, which leads many to assume that instead of having bronchitis, Ms. Carey has come down with a case of poor ticket sales. Gossip Cop was one of the very first sites to announce the cancellation. “Mariah Carey cancelled her Wednesday ‘#1 To… Read more »

According to People magazine, Mariah Carey was forced to cancel her Las Vegas show just one week after her residency kicked off. It was no fault of her own. Because the singer had bronchitis, her doctors advised her not to use her voice. The cancellation came at the last minute. People had flown in for… Read more »

In a bid to gain control of their father’s affairs, three of Blues legend B.B. King’s 11 surviving children bought a suit alleging elder abuse on behalf of King’s long-time manager, Laverne Toney, in front of a Las Vegas Judge. With no evidence to prove the allegations, however, King’s family lost the case, and Family… Read more »

On Wednesday evening, Mariah Carey made her Las Vegas debut to an almost sold-out crowd of about 4,000. She looked happier than she has looked in years. However, whether the show was a success or not is up for debate, as it has received wildly mixed reviews. Jon Caramanica of the New York Times gave… Read more »

Wednesday evening is a big one for Mariah Carey, who kicks off her much-hyped Las Vegas residency in Las Vegas. Given that there are still a lot of tickets left for her performances, a lot of pressure is on Ms. Carey to deliver tonight. Nevertheless, fans are very excited. So excited to see my #motha… Read more »

The Riviera Casino and hotel has closed. Although it was originally only nine stories, the Riviera hotel was the first high-rise on the Las Vegas Strip. Officials confirmed the iconic hotel and casino will be demolished to make room for a convention center. As reported by Classic Las Vegas, the Riviera hotel opened in April… Read more »

McCarran International Airport was filled with private jets for Saturday night’s boxing match. Celebrities and millionaires from all over the globe flew into the airport to watch the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, which was the highest-grossing of all time. According to ESPN, most people paid about $100 to watch the fight from the comforts of… Read more »

The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight boxing fans have been pining for finally happened this evening, with Mayweather winning via unanimous decision. However, the real commentary doesn’t happen on ESPN or Bleacher Report, but rather on social media. Mayweather-Pacquiao has been trending for multiple days, but Twitter specifically exploded during the 12-round slugfest in Las Vegas. While many… Read more »

With less than four days left until Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, sports news is abuzz with the latest about the dream match. The Inquisitr reported on the latest about the updated betting odds for both fighters. Prior to that, there were issues with the dream match because contracts haven’t been signed mere weeks before… Read more »

Unless you have been on another planet, the fact that Mariah Carey‘s career has taken a major downswing is absolutely no secret. For a woman who prides herself on hits (and some of those hits have been manipulated), the singer certainly has a hard time getting any. Both Carey’s latest two albums, Memoirs of an… Read more »

On Sunday, April 12, 2015, former Obama Administration Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, announced her intention to run for United States President in 2016. Since then, the Inquisitr reported on the latest news pertaining to Clinton’s presidential pursuit, which includes her intent to pinpoint the bulk of her campaign in favor of the US Middle… Read more »

Just a month from realizing a five-year dream of boxing fans everywhere, could the Floyd Mayweather Jr. Vs. Manny Pacquiao fight be canceled at the last minute after all? Bob Arum, the 83-year-old fight promotion kingpin who handles Pacquiao, raised exactly that alarm on Wednesday. But boxing fans can rest easy. Before the day was… Read more »

World renowned blues Musician B.B. King was taken to the hospital on Saturday after he began to feel odd. Upon arrival at the Las Vegas hospital, medical staff performed routine tests to identify his ailment. After an initial examination, it was determined that B.B. King was dehydrated. The dehydration is thought to be attributed to… Read more »

Scott Disick hosted a wild nightclub bash in Las Vegas Friday night — just a week after an aborted stint in a Costa Rica substance abuse rehab facility. While there have not been any witness accounts that the notoriously hard-partying boyfriend of eldest Kardashian sister Kourtney was imbibing of the adult beverages, the appearance raised… Read more »

A new law in California has the adult film industry scratching its head wondering whether or not a shift to the east is on the horizon. A law passed earlier this month making condom use mandatory, as well as other legislation that could severely affect the adult industry, has reportedly caused adult filmmakers to table… Read more »

Mariah Carey may regret committing to her Las Vegas residency. It’s a little more than one month before her residency starts, but it appears that people just don’t care about “The Voice” as much as they used to. Tickets for the first date are doing fine (although not even close to selling out), but unless… Read more »

The Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas on May 2 is expected to easily shatter records for pay-per-view buys and gross ticket revenue, making this the biggest fight of all time in pure financial terms. But there’s another way that the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao megafight will also likely become the biggest ever… Read more »

It has been 11 years since Shania Twain, one of the biggest names in country music, last went out on tour, reports People magazine. Add to that fact that Twain has announced that this will be her final tour and fans can expect a huge event, even without knowing that Shania has dubbed this final… Read more »

Rapper 50 Cent plans to bet $1.6 million on his former friend, Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying that he has no doubt that Mayweather will easily defeat power-punching Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao in their monumental megafight on May 2. But the Las Vegas oddsmakers say, “not so fast.” The gambling capital’s legal bookmakers say that while… Read more »